Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey (born 30 August 1987) is a

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

ian professional

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, who currently plays for

Accra Great Olympics F.C. Accra Great Olympics is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Accra, Greater Accra. The club is currently competing in the Ghana Premier League. It has won the Ghana Premier League twice, in 1970, 1974 and the Ghana FA Cup thrice, in 197 ...

and the Ghana national team.

Career

Clottey began his career with Brazil Academy and then later joined Mighty Victory Sporting Club, before signing with

Great Olympics Accra Great Olympics is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Accra, Greater Accra. The club is currently competing in the Ghana Premier League. It has won the Ghana Premier League twice, in 1970, 1974 and the Ghana FA Cup thrice, in 197 ...

in 2004. In 2007, Clottey was top goal scorer of the

Ghana Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...

and moved in January on a 6-month loan to

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club

FC Wacker Innsbruck FC Wacker Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol. History The ''Fußball-Club Wacker'' ("Valiant") ''Innsbruck'' was established in 1915 by Jakob Hanspeter, Benedikt Hosp, Josef Leitner, Josef Albrecht and o ...

, his first club in Europe. Clottey then joined OB on loan and made his debut as a substitute against FC Amager in the Ekstra bladet cup. He later returned to

in January 2009 then again signed a contract on 9 April 2009 with Eleven Wise. In June 2010, Clottey joined

Berekum Chelsea Berekum United Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Berekum, Bono Region, previously known as Bechem Chelsea Football Club. They compete in the Ghanaian top-flight league called the First Capital Premier League. Hist ...

. On 12 September 2012, after impressing in the

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n club

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reached a deal with

to sign Clottey to a three-year contract, for an estimated transfer fee of $1.5 million. On 18 June 2013, Clottey agreed a one-year loan move to the

UAE Arabian Gulf League The UAE Pro League ( ar, دوري المحترفين الإماراتي), known for sponsorship reasons as the ADNOC Pro League, is the top professional football league in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first team to win the title was Al O ...

team

Al Dhafra Al Dhafra FC () is a professional football club based in Madinat Zayed, United Arab Emirates. As of the 2020–21 season they play in the UAE Arabian Gulf League. Their futsal club participated in AFC Futsal Club Championship. History Al D ...

from Espérance. In January 2015, Clottey joined

Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Lea ...

Career statistics

International appearances

Honours/Achievements

Club

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Individual

*Top Scorer in the

with 14 goals (2007) *Top Scorer in the

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with 12 goals (

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)

References

External links

OB profile
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Scouting Talents Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clottey, Emmanuel 1987 births Living people Men's association football forwards Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Odense Boldklub players Danish Superliga players FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Accra Great Olympics F.C. players Sekondi Eleven Wise F.C. players Tema Youth F.C. players Berekum Chelsea F.C. players Asante Kotoko S.C. players Al Dhafra FC players Ghana Premier League players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates 2011 African Nations Championship players 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players UAE Pro League players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Ghana men's A' international footballers Ghana Premier League top scorers